Lightning Box Games

About The Company

Lightning Box is a Sydney, Australia based casino game developer that supplies Land-Based, Online, Mobile and Social Gaming operators with quality content that always begins with game math. The company was founded in 2004 by Peter Causley and David Little, two games mathematicians with over 40 years of experience between them. The company launched their first online game in 2010 on what was then known as Chartwell Technology, one of the first companies to deliver Java and Flash games online. Lightning Box games are now delivered in HTML5 for play on any device with any operating system.

Prior to launching the company, Little was the owner of Gameworks International in the Sydney area. The company did pioneering work on 5-reel slots that first began to appear en masse in 1999. Clients included NextGen, Novomatic, and Apex. The Novomatic slot, Beetle Mania, was a Gameworks creation. Prior to that, Little was Senior Game Designer at IGT and before then he held the same position at Olympic Video Gaming in Melbourne.

Causley began his gaming career at Aristocrat in 1993 and was responsible for among other things the "development, launch and global product rollout of the highly successful 'Mr. Cashman' range and acceptance of the Penny games in the USA". His design and math-works were also behind the success of stepper games like Chicken, Golden Canaries, and Bumble Bugs.

With well over a decade of experience in their own studios, at first, as a land-based content provider for IGT and now releasing games under their own name, in addition to project work, the company has a refined approach to teamwork and the development cycle. And although the average player may not appreciate the math mechanics behind the flashing screens and win celebrations, they are entertained by the games and return to them often. In a nod to Causley's development prowess, we'll mention that in the early part of the century, one would often see lines formed to play Mr. Cashman while other, formally popular games around it sat empty. At least with online slots every player can get a seat at a Lightning Box game.

Online Games

While the company enjoys success in the land-based and social casino arena of Europe, USA, UK and Asia, popular online games like Chilli Gold, Dolphin Gold, Frogs n Flies, and Lost Temple are well known to players at casinos like Bet365, LeoVegas, Vera & John, Mr Green, and several other internet-served casinos. Nearly three-quarters of all output from Lightning Box is for the online market now.

Lightning Box has about 40 online games. They are carried on a variety of platforms and can be integrated into almost any casino's line-up. Many of their games first went live to the regulated markets over the NYX Interactive platform. In late 2017, the company inked a three-year deal with Microgaming Quickfire, giving over 200 casinos access to their unique content such as the highly popular Serengeti Lions, with three separate "Stellar" jackpots, up to 10 free games and 8x multipliers.

The win celebrations on their games, something that most online slots didn't have before land game developers began to move online, are reminiscent of those found on land casino slot games. In fact, a lot of their games play and feel like a land-based casino slot, but maintain online popularity as well.

Final Analysis

With a very solid background and stable history, plus a unique approach that begins with math before even conjuring a game theme, developing graphics and audio then putting it all together - Lightning Box is building games that will meet the test of time and appeal to even more players as their creations become increasingly available in the world real money gambling online marketplace. Have a look behind the curtain in this 2017 interview.